Winchester home robbery co-conspirator will serve six months

LITCHFIELD -- A Torrington man who was a co-conspirator in television thefts from a Winchester home in 2010 was sentenced to six months in jail Friday after prosecutors argued for a much longer term behind bars.

Anthony Whitney, of 165 Funston Ave., was supported by his family Friday -- including an emotional account by Whitney's father -- when the judge handed down the six-month sentence, followed by three years of probation.

Whitney, 20, helped a group of friends steal a 54-inch and 32-inch television from a Winchester house. Whitney was arrested in 2011 and pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary earlier this year.

Senior Assistant State's Attorney Terri Sonnemann said the "low-end" sentence of three years could be argued to a lesser extent by defense counsel because Whitney had cooperated in full with the investigation, even providing names of alleged fellow home robbers.

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Others allegedly involved in the crime include 22-year-old Jordan Frigo, who has pleaded not guilty to numerous burglary charges and will appear again in August, and Christian Ostrander faces similar charges and has pleaded not guilty. Ostrander, too, will appear in late-August.

Bounhang Xaysithedith, 36, was sentenced in February to five years for the incident.